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KNOGG, an EU financed thematic network, studies the role ST&I policies play in driving economic growth in six small European economies. It aims to develop guidelines at the EU level for improving knowledge-based growth in ...

The rapid diffusion of technology is a prerequisite for small countries to catch-up or remain at the fore-front of the technology race. The critical issue is how innovation policies can be framed so that they encourage the ...

We examine the determinants that shape the spending preferences of public sector employees on several budgetary appropriations. Following Niskanen's (1971, 1975, 1994) budget maximising theory, we test whether these employees ...

Talouspolitiikan tavoitteena on kestävän taloudellisen kasvun edellytysten turvaaminen. Talouspolitiikan suunnittelu ja talouspoliittinen päätöksenteko edellyttävät kuitenkin tietoa talouden toimintamekanismeista. ...

Tässä tutkimuksessa on raportoitu tuloksia, joita on saatu kolmesta peräkkäisinä vuosina yrittäjille suunnatusta kyselystä. Kyselyjen tarkoituksena on ollut selvittää yrittäjyyden tilan, näkemysten ja kokemusten muutoksia ...

This paper analyses how collective bargaining affects the level and structure of labour and capital taxes in OECD countries by using cross-country-time-series data. Corporatist countries are found to have higher effective ...

Finland experienced an exceptionally deep and long economic crisis during the first half of the 1990s. Within four years, output was reduced by more than 10 percent and the unemployment rate quadrupled to almost 17 percent. ...

Tässä raportissa vertaillaan yrittäjyyttä eri maissa. Yrittäjyyttä mitataan itsenäisten pienyrittäjien ja ammatinharjoittajien suhteellisella määrällä. Tarkoituksena on asettaa suomalainen toteutunut yrittäjyysaktiivisuus ...

This paper reviews the macroeconomic performance of the so called Nordic welfare states, especially in terms of growth and employment. In the post-war years the Nordic economies enjoyed rapid growth and full employment. ...

This paper analyses the productivity of public expenditures. It follows the branch of literature originated by Aschauer but has also some novel features. First of all, it focuses on the effect of both public investment and ...